Which of the following States of India has no Scheduled Caste population?
2021
Which of the following States of India has no Scheduled Caste population?
- A.
Manipur
- B.
Meghalaya
- C.
Nagaland
- D.
Mizoram
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Correct answer: C
Concept
Scheduled Castes (SCs) are communities specifically notified for each State or Union Territory by Presidential order under Article 341 of the Constitution of India. A State has “no Scheduled Caste population” only when no community at all is notified as SC for that State — so the SC count recorded in the Census is zero.
Application
As per Census 2011, the States and UTs for which no community is notified as a Scheduled Caste are Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. Among the four States offered here, Nagaland is the one that has no notified Scheduled Castes, so its recorded SC population is zero.
Why the others do not qualify
Manipur — has notified Scheduled Castes; its 2011 SC population is about 97,000, so it is not zero.
Meghalaya — has notified Scheduled Castes; its 2011 SC population is roughly 17,000, so it is not zero.
Mizoram — has notified Scheduled Castes; its 2011 SC population is around 1,200, so it is not zero.
Result
Nagaland is the State of India with no Scheduled Caste population.